Carbon Dioxide Emissions

The World of

by Marc-André Beaudoin

Percentage of Global Total CO2 Emissions per Countries (in

2007)

 China23%

 United States21%

 European Union15%

 India6%

 Russia5%

All other coun-tries30%

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions

Annual CO2 Emissions for the Top 10 Leading Countries (in 2007)

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2000

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70006,538.37

5,838.38

4,177.82

1,612.36 1,537.361,254.54

787.94 557.34 539.62 503.32

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions

Annual Worldwide CO2 Emissions (from 1948 to 2003)

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 20100

5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

30,000,000

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Source: http://earthtrends.wri.org/searchable_db/index.php?action=select_countries&theme=3&variable_ID=460

Annual CO2 Emissions for the Top 3 Polluting Countries (from

1950 to 2005)

1950

1952

1954

1956

1958

1960

1962

1964

1966

1968

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

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United-States

European Union

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Source: http://earthtrends.wri.org/searchable_db/index.php?action=select_countries&theme=3&variable_ID=460

CO2 Emitted During the Combustion of all the Types of Fossil Fuel

Natural gas

Liquefied petroleum gas

Propane

Aviation gasoline

Automobile gasoline

Kerosene

Fuel oil

Tires/tire derived fuel

Wood and wood waste

Coal (bituminous)

Coal (subbituminous)

Coal (lignite)

Petroleum coke

Coal (anthracite)

0 50 100 150 200 250

117

139

139

153

156

159

161

189

195

205

213

215

225

227

CO2 emitted (lbs/106Btu)

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Nam

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CO2_emissions#Relative_CO2_emission_from_various_fuels

Percentage of Electrical Energy Produced by Fossil Fuel Combustion (in 2008)

Canada France Germany Italy Japan Russia United Kingdom

United States

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10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

27.10%

9.80%

63.20%

83.20%

65.10% 65.60%

74.50%70.90%

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Source: http://www.whatsyourimpact.eu.org/co2-sources.php

Major Points of each Slides

In the first slide:

You can really see that the most industrialized and largest countries are predominant in the world’s total CO2 emissions.

You can also remark that Russia is one of the biggest polluter not because of its industrialization but because this country uses fossil fuel to produce energy.

Major Points of each Slides

In the second slide:

You can also see in this slide that the biggest and the most industrialized are the most polluting ones.

This slide is interesting because it shows with concrete numbers the huge quantity of CO2 that is produced by only few leading countries.

Major Points of each Slides

In the third slide:

This slide shows that the world’s total CO2 emissions are constantly rising due to the industrialization.

It is also interesting to see that the world’s total CO2 emissions have been multiplied by five since the last half-century.

Major Points of each Slides

In the fourth slide:

In this slide you can see that industrialization boom of China have provoked an impressive increase in CO2 emissions for this country.

You can also see that the European Union has began to reduce or to maintain their CO2 emissions since 1980.

Major Points of each Slides

In the fifth slide:

You can see that coal is definitely the most polluting substance used to produce energy and this is probably why developing countries like China produce so much CO2 emissions .

You can also see that natural gas is the “cleanest” fossil fuel to produce energy.

Major Points of each Slides

In the sixth and last slide:

You can see that in Canada the percentage of electricity produced by the combustion of fossil fuel is very low compared to the other G8 countries (i.e. hydroelectricity).

You can also see that France does not use much fossil fuel to produce electricity.

Finally, you can see that the six other G8 countries are very dependent on fossil fuel combustion in order to produce the electricity they need.